Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-27

high military command, Colonel
Bakers prospects were certainly
bright, but in an evil hour he fell, and
fell like Lucifer, never to rise again.
HOW HE WAS DIsGRACED.
The Tenth Hussars were q,lartered
at Aldershot during the month of
June, 1875. and on the 18th OF that
month Colonel Baker left by the south
western train for London in the aft r.
noon. At Hoking Station a gentle
man residing in the vicinity drove up
in his wagonette. accompanied by his
wife, daughter and groom, just a. the
train was starting. The gentleman,
Mr.. nj kens n, had barely time to put
his daughter, who was bound for Lon
don, upon the cars, and opening the
door of the first compartment he could
reach, he ushered her into the
one occupied by Colonel Baker.
of the most pronounced type,
and lady Of rare beauty, both OF fea-
lures and figure. Her brother was
an officer OF the Royal Engineers, and
she was herself we'll known and
greatly admired in army circles. The
train proceeded on its way toward the
capital, and when it halted at Clap
ham Junction great sensation burst
like a bombshell among the passen-
gers, for when the train drew up TO
the platform the door of Colonel Ba-
RS com pGrtnent was open. Miss
Dickinson was standing hatless upon
the step outside and Colonel Baker
was hanging with deathlike grip to
one of her wrists in order to prevent
her from jumping off.
GREAT SENSATION.
The excitement which followed this
di covery was intense. Amid hys-
terical sobs Miss Dickinson told h-r
story. She had never met Colonel
Baker until she found herself with
him in u compartment of the train ut
Hooking. Immediately after the train
started the Colonel commenced a
conversation with her, and growing
more and more familiar as the train
proceeded, finally made such I'M
mistakable advances that she tried to
sound the alarm, but he prevented
her, and in her desperation she at
tempted to jump from the train,
which was at the time laundering
along at the rate of forty miles an
hour. Colonel Baker then seized her
by her wrist, and being unable todraw
her inside, held her until the train
stopped at Chaplain. Colonel Baker
denied the whole story, but was,
nevertheless, arrested, and Miss Dick
enson's friends we're wired her misad-
venture. AS the London season was
at its height, society, of which the
Colonel was conspicuous member,
was thrown into ferment when the
news was received, ami many there
were who took up the cudgels in his
defense, and sharply criticised Miss
Dickinson for travelling alone and I'M
protected, the ladies being his especial
advocates.
CONVICTED AND CAsHIERED.
In due time Colonel Baker was tried
and convicted OF a criminal assault,
at the Croydon Assizes, fined $500
and sentenced to one wears imprison-
ment in Maidstone Jail. After his con-
viction and sentence every one seemed
ailling to help the man who was
going down hill by bestowing upon
him an acce Grating kick. He was
cashiered from the army, expelled
from all the clubs, and even the
Queen, who seemed determined to
disgrace him as far as p ssible, made
u small heroine of Miss Dickinson, in
viting her to Buckingham Palace and
hestowing unusual attentions upon
her, but although Colonel Baker
never said word against her Miss
Dickenson failed to mateyialize as a
social success, society people refusing
tn admit her within the sacred pre-
cincts of their fold, and it was even
whispered that the Colonel's advances
had almost been justified by the en-
couragement he rere we'd. So that
Miss Dickinson, while running Baker,
Samson-like destroyed herself. The
Prin of Wales stood by his Lieuten-
ant Colonel throughout the trial, and
babe him good-by at his cell do n
when he was about to commence his
term OF imprisonment.
MADE PAsHA Ely THE SULTAN.
At the expiration of his sentence
Colonel Baker went to Turkey, then
lin 1870 at war with Russia, and
offered his services to the Sultan, who
male him Pasha and gave him the
command of the cavalry. He effected
many reforms in the Turkish service
and distinguished himself for his
bravery and tactical knowledge during
the Turco- Russian war. His covering
the retreat of Sulieman Pasha's army
and with $500 men keeping 80 900
Russians in check evinced his
consumate generalship and excited
the admiration OF the world. Since
the war he was engaged in Egypt and
his advice upon Eastern subjects has
neen greatly appreciated in England.
In spite of his disgrace, his greatness
became so manifest that popular feel
ing at at home experienced com
plete change, and movement for his
reinstatement in the army was inaug-
urlted, the Prince OF Wales being one
Il its active promoters. But the Queen
would not hear OF such a thing, and
her opposition defeated the efforts OF
Colonel Bakers friends.